Imperial News

Access to Employment 2012, 21 November

by Robin Stone

Information, skills and networking event for disabled students.

Access to Employment - hosted by Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Access to Employment is an annual event aimed at bringing together disabled students from Imperial College London and the LSE with graduate and diversity recruiters from a range of industries.

The day will include information sessions covering a range of topics including:

  • Disclosure
  • Access to Work and Reasonable adjustments
  • Specialist networking training delivered by Employ-Ability
  • Non industry focused interview practice with Bank of America Merrill Lynch recruiters
  • Networking and group work with diversity recruiters from a range of organisations
  • ...and entertainment

Please note the interview sessions are not for recruitment purposes but to give students practice and feedback to raise confidence in an interview setting and as such will not include and industry specific questions.

Attending recruiters so far will include:

  • Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  • Bloomberg
  • BP
  • Ernst & Young
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Google
  • Lloyds Banking Group
  • Nomura
  • PwC
  • Shell
  • Shoosmiths
  • Unilever

This will increase so please keep an eye on this site for updates to the guest list.

Please note this event is only for students with disabilities. Any reasonable adjustments for the day will be discussed with successful candidates before the event and will be fully implemented on the day. 

To apply please complete the application form which can be found here:

Access to Employment Application form

and send, with a copy of your CV, to careers@imperial.ac.uk

The deadline for this is Wednesday 31 October.